If any of this is true, I think for Alabama, this is pretty much a self-interest for them. Adding FSU to a division with UF, UGA, UT, and USCjr makes it much harder for any one team to establish a firm dominance and thus makes it easier for Alabama to dominate the league. In terms of the SEC adding FSU and GT, that clearly is a defensive move to keep the B1G or Big XII out of the Southeastern markets. The last thing the SEC might want is the B1G or Big XII being able to get their networks (Big XII would be proposed) on a tier that is the same as the SEC.

One thing that might be in our favor is that the SEC seems to care about its brand more than any other league. I couldn't see them doing what the B1G did by adding school like Rutgers, simply for access to TV markets. The SEC wants to expand, but not at the expense of tarnishing its brand. Missouri was close to doing that, so I am not so sure they would go add an NC State simply to get television sets if it tarnishes the brand. We will see though.